Yes that was typical RLFans hyperbole. Absolute nonsense like the other prediction that the derby will be the only five figure attendance next season. If that happens I'll get "HULL KR FOREVER" tattooed on my forehead.

Great analysis as always Wilf.

For me, the key is giving him time. All coaches need time, particularly when they are inheriting a club in disarray as we have been. No doubt there will still be some idiots that say Cartwright Out after his first loss but hopefully the majority of us will back him and give him that time.

It does feel like a good appointment (I thought the same of Smith though so maybe not the best judge!) but crucially I feel that he's not coming in with his hands tied behind his back too much as some of his predecessors have. The backroom staff has been strengthened, he's had players brought in that he knows and trusts, he's saying there's room available to do further recruitment... it feels like he has resources and tools to work with and I think that is crucial for a coach of any club in any sport if they are to succeed.

Thought Cartwright spoke really well in the interview

Careful what you wish for

fingers crossed

At least Pearson can't say we're operating at full cap this year, or at least not just yet, since Cartwright has now said there's a bit of room left on there

I think he sounded really honest, it wasn't full of cliches and false promises but i think it's clear that people will be held accountable. He expects hard work and 100% and anything less won't be tolerated. I loved the way he spoke of the experienced players we've signed, He knows how important they are and how they'll set the example to the younger players and demand the same standard of effort and professionalism.
We'll just have to sit back and see how it pans out, I certainly think we need to go quietly about our business and do our talking on the pitch, nobody's expecting miracles, just clear improvement in everything we do is a good starting point.

Anything is possible under Pearson-onomics, we sometimes have millions of salary cap sat in the stands, other times space for potential signings, depends if he wants to plead poverty or has passes and shirts to sell at the time

Dont believe a word Pearson says anymore

Great start, welcome Carty !!

Penrith references are heart warming, if you could bottle a percentage of Penrith DNA you would make a fortune. Surely he is the best option to deliver that at this time.

Their conveyer belt of young talent is phenomenal, losing at least 2 starters every year but seamlessly rolling on. Our youngsters have a fantastic opportunity to get on the train, work their socks off, live well & listen to sound advice. Personally I doubt many of them will feature much this year ( barring disastrous injuries ) but 2026 could be big for many of them. We might even produce another international ( been a while ).

Assuming we do improve, to whatever extent, and the investment is confirmed we will surely be on the front foot for recruitment & be much more attractive to players for 2026.

Some encouraging comments from Cartwright regarding the incoming quota players, especially what he has to say about Cade Cust

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Yep good words.

One thing is he is totally right about the quota players, we have had value for years, last year was the worst of the lot, on paper looks vastly superior to last season.

Grade A clubs Cas and Wakey selling 2000 and 2500 season tickets.

True but their TV screens meet the IMG criteria. Much more important.

Should be way more…Cas have just signed the world class hooker Rimbu and Wales have a far superior squad to ours…all according to some on here.Also the awesome Kershaw has just signed for Man City rovers so Peggy will be beside himself.

Think his community reference is to Penrith not Paramatta who are actually bitter derby rivals in the western Sydney area. Cartwright's nephew Bryce currently plays for Parra having started his career like his uncle at Penrith as did Jed Cartwright.

I was a season ticket holder at Penrith from 2000 to 2023 before moving to the NSW North coast.

No matter how extensively i try and square this IMG malarkey in my head the further and further i fail to do so.

Last season 3 of our Academy players played more than 14 games and numerous others were presented with an opportunity to take their academy development and put it out there in the professional arena. To me, highlighting, to the most extreme, that youth/academy is one of the most sustainable elements to a fickle and troubled sport.

But you get more licence points for having the requisite number of pixels on you screen.

You've put him ignore, but keep referencing him.

Perhaps you should admit you are in love with him, but the love is unrequited?

It will help you

Oh I don’t know….he keeps mentioning me in his posts as well,he may need all this banter to get it up.

You have a secret thing for me don't you?

He's too busy to go to games but spends plenty of time on here

Or I just like winding up idiots who send their time coming on here but d9nt back the club with cold hard cash

Line of the week, possibly even the year!! Is that speaking from personal experience Wilf, or just what you've heard second-hand?







Agree with you about Cartwright potentially being last-chance saloon for us. Where do we go and who do we turn to if the slide downwards isn't stopped right now.
I'm not expecting miracles and I think we all know there is an incredibly amount of damage to repair of many years standing before we can start to contemplate challenging the likes of Wigan once more.
Even if he only stays a couple of years and even if he doesn't be the man who leads us back to glory, I'm hoping (praying more like!) that Cartwright is the man who lays the sturdy foundation stones upon which others to come can build upon.

The club is a mess, almost a basket-case after a horrendous catalogue of errors over the past seven years or so, unquestionably the worst we have been in since the 60s/70s. The big difference between now and then is the context and situation of the sport. Being a struggling club 50/60 years ago, whilst depressing, didn't tend to be life-threatening, although we did run close at times in the seventies. Because of the way the game is now structured we have ran out of room to manoeuvre, we simply cannot afford to fall any further back, the trapdoor to oblivion is all that now remains beneath our feet, the fightback has to start right now or else the unthinkable awaits.

Agree that it sounds good so far, his attitude to work-ethic is what we desperately need to steady the ship, but as you say Wilf, false dawns and all that means there is always an air of caution (and dread!) where our club is concerned.
I'm hopeful we have at last made a right decision and the road back to the top starts here, but we have a long way to travel. Keep the faith everyone, but then we don't have much choice do we, you're either with the club or you walk away, there is no halfway house where Hull Fc are concerned is there!!!

I relented and renewed in the end. I'd have felt bad coming on here criticising the club if I didn't go to games

Just caught up with the carty interview. It's what we want to hear isn't it. Hope it sinks in with the players.